NHS England is currently recruiting for a new national chief clinical information officer (CCIO) to lead the Transformation Directorate’s Digital Clinical Informatics team.The job listing was posted on the NHS Jobs website on Friday…
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The importance of 3D printing biodegradable metals in orthopaedic implants lies in their potential to modernise surgery. The benefits include reduced risk of long-term complications, promotion of natural bone healing, and improved patient comfort…
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Between the medical device vulnerabilities and cybersecurity challenges discussed in news this week, it’s clear hospitals and health systems across healthcare have their work cut out to shore up their defenses and stay in…
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Healthcare information technology is quite complex. The process for evaluating vendors is nuanced and hinges on simplicity, alignment and risk sharing, said Craig Richardville, chief digital and information officer at Intermountain Healthcare.More than just…
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Atlantic Health System will deploy the artificial intelligence-based precision population health platform of vendor FeelBetter to optimize medication management for polypharmacy patients at three accountable care organizations.WHY IT MATTERS
The Boston- and Tel Aviv-based machine…
Patients who fail to take medicines as prescribed are costly to health systems and risk seeing their own conditions worsen. HealthNet Homecare, a home care services company, is trying to make it easier to…
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Last week, UPMC researchers published a study demonstrating the efficacy of Pip Care, a surgical app and healthcare coaching platform for perioperative care.
UPMC patients who used Pip Care reduced their hospital stay by nearly…
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Boston-based telehealth company Amwell Health announced it received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it has fallen out of compliance with NYSE’s minimum stock price requirement. The listing criteria requires a company’s…
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Why Healthcare Workers Are Prime Targets for Cyberattacks
Healthcare workers are, unfortunately, a favorite target for malicious actors for a few reasons. First, healthcare data is incredibly valuable; it contains personal health information and financial…
By Shania Kennedy
April 08, 2024 – Machine learning tools can accurately forecast an unplanned hospitalization event during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) using patient-generated health data from wearable devices, according to a study published recently in JAMA…
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